Cressex Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 110500
- Address
- Holmers Lane, HP12 4QA
- Website
- www.cressex.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 762 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 58.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
Pakistani 60.9%
White British 16.3%
Mixed 7.9%
Other White 3.8%
Other Asian 2.2%
African 2.1%
Caribbean 1.8%
Indian 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 60%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48
Local authority average 54.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.74
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 3 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 72 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 53 |
Admissions
Cressex Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 145
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 100
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 80 76 |
| Year 8 | 151 62 89 |
| Year 9 | 152 73 79 |
| Year 10 | 151 77 74 |
| Year 11 | 146 78 68 |
| Year 12 | 3 0 3 |
| Year 13 | 3 0 3 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 92.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 20.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 66.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 4.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 2.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |